How the situation may affect your travel plans:

Holidaymakers jetting off from Manchester Airport are being urged to allow extra time for their journey as the M56 will be closed for the whole weekend at the end of the month.

Affected areas include junction 6 at Hale and junction 5 at Manchester Airport with the M56 motorway totally closed in both directions between these junctions between 10pm on Friday February, 27, and 5am on Monday, March 2.

At the moment, the Highways Agency recommends allowing extra time in your journey to the airport. We will update you as soon as there is more news.